Asus ZenFone Zoom S with dual rear cameras and 5000 mAh battery launched in India at Rs. 26,999
After launching the ZenFone AR, the Taiwanese tech giant Asus has launched another smartphone under the ZenFone series in India dubbed as ZenFone Zoom S. The smartphone went on sale in US back in May by the name ZenFone 3 Zoom and has now arrived in India. The ZenFone Zoom S is priced at Rs. 26,999 and is exclusively available via Flipkart in Navy Black and Glacier Silver color options.
The smartphone sports a 5-inch Full-HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on top. It is powered by a 2 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor along with Adreno 506 GPU. The device comes with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB internal storage which is further expandable up to 2 TB with microSD. The ZenFone Zoom S quite surprisingly, still runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Zen UI 3.0 on top.
The imaging department, which is termed as the highlight of the smartphone includes a dual rear camera setup with 12 MP sensors each. The primary 12 MP Sony IMX362 sensor with 1.4μm pixel size comes with f/1.7 aperture, PDAF, Laser Auto-Focus, three-axis EIS and four-axis OIS. The secondary 12 MP secondary sensor comes with, f/2.0 aperture and 5 P Largan lens. The rear camera is accompanied with a dual-tone LED flash. Upfront there is a 13 MP camera with f/2.0 aperture, Sony IMX214 sensor for selfies and video calls.
Another highlight of the smartphone is its massive 5,000 mAh battery which comes with support for reverse charging and BoostMaster fast charging. Connectivity options of the smartphone include, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, AGPS, GLONASS, BDSS and USB Type-C. The smartphone measures 154.3 x 77 x 7.99 mm and weighs 170 grams.
Peter Chang, Regional Head, South Asia & Country Head, System Business Group, ASUS India, commenting on the launch said:
“On the onset of World Photography Day, ASUS India wishes to rejuvenate the passion and commitment of photography enthusiast by launching ZenFone Zoom S. We at ASUS have maintained a resolute and enduring commitment to championing mobile photography and ZenFone 3 – ‘Built for Photography’ launched in 2016 is testimony of the same fact. Today, we reinstate our commitment to help consumers catch the beauty of every moment with the ZenFone Zoom S. An incredible device that combines a dual-lens camera system with an unbeatable battery – ZenFone Zoom S will set new bar for mobile photography.”
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